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NOT GIVEN
THERE WAS A MAN WHO WAS INSANE AND KILLED HIS WIFE AND AFTER HE
KILLED HER HE WAS FULL OF REMORSE. HE DIDN'T REALIZE THAT HE WAS
THE MURDERER AND IT IS SAID THAT HE TAKES HIS LANTERN IN THE
EVENING, AND GOES TO LOOK FOR HER BODY. IF YOU DRIVE OVER THAT
BRIDGE ON THE FAR EAST SIDE AND STOP, YOU ARE ABLE TO SEE THE
LIGHT COME AND GO UNDER THE BRIDGE AND AS IT GOES UNDER THE
BRIDGE, IT SHAKES IT. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE MAN DOING IT.
Submitter comment:
JEAN AND I HAVE BOTH GONE TO THIS PLACE BUT DO NOT RECALL THE NAME
OF THE STREET AND ALL OF THE MYSTERIOUS THINGS DO HAPPEN BUT
THE EXPLANATION IS THAT IT IS THE SWAMP GAS AND WHEN IT SETTLES
UNDERNEATH THE BRIDGE IS WHAT CAUSES IT TO TREMBLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HARPER WOODS ; TOLD AT HER HOME
Keyword(s): GHOST
| Subject headings: | Favorites PROSE NARRATIVE -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 11-06-1971
BABY'S RASH
IF YOU PLACE A RED RIBBON UNDER A BABY'S PILLOW
THE BABY WILL NEVER BE BOTHERED WITH A RASH OR SKIN DISEASE.
Submitter comment:
PAT HEARD THIS SHORTLY AFTER SHE WAS MARRIED(APPR. 1954) FROM
A WOMAN WHOSE NAME SHE COULD NOT REMEMBER.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC MAGIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color BELIEF -- Color BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 01-09-1964
SHATTERED MIRROR
A BROKEN MIRROR IS AN INDICATION OF SEVEN YEARS BAD LUCK
Submitter comment:
FIRST HEARD ABOUT 1951 WHEN I BROKE A MIRROR
AND MOTHER ISSUED THE ABOVE WARNING.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Curse BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
ACCIDENTS
IF YOU HAVE AN ACCIDENT YOU ARE SURE TO HAVE TWO MORE
BEFORE LONG BECAUSE ACCIDENTS HAPPEN IN SERIES OF THREES
Submitter comment: HEARD FROM HER MOTHER WHEN SHE WAS A CHILD.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Number |
Date learned: 01-04-1964
SUPERSTITION
SING AT TABLE, YOU WILL MARRY A CRAZY MATE.
Submitter comment: FROM FRIENDS
Where learned: NEIGHBORS HOME
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Physically handicapped Deformed BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 11-05-1967
A CHARM
THE OCTOBER BIRTHSTONE IS THE OPAL OR AMBER
AND IS A SYMBOL FOR LOVABLENESS.
Submitter comment: FROM A BOOK
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Mineral |
Date learned: 11-05-1967
A CHARM
THE NOVEMBER BIRTHSTONE IS THE TOPAZ AND IS A
SYMBOL FOR CHEERFULNESS.
Submitter comment: FROM A BOOK
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Mineral |
Date learned: 11-05-1967
A CHARM
THE DECEMBER BIRTHSTONE IS THE TURQUOISE AND
IS A SYMBOL FOR UNSELFISHNESS.
Submitter comment: FROM A BOOK
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Mineral |
Date learned: 11-05-1967
CHARMS
IF YOU FEAR FOR YOUR LIFE'S BLOOD, YOU MUST WEAR A
MAGIC AMULET AROUND YOUR NECK.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration |
Date learned: 11-29-1967
A CHARM
THE SAPPHIRE IS THE SEPTEMBER BIRTHSTONE AND
IS A SYMBOL FOR REPENTANCE.
Submitter comment: FROM A BOOK
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Mineral |
Date learned: 11-05-1967
A CHARM
THE SARDONYX IS THE AUGUST BIRTHSTONE AND
IS A SYMBOL FOR CONJUGAL HAPPINESS.
Submitter comment: FROM A BOOK
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Mineral |
Date learned: 11-05-1967
A CHARM
THE RUBY IS THE JULY BIRTHSTONE AND
IS A SYMBOL FOR PASSION.
Submitter comment: FROM A BOOK
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Mineral |
Date learned: 11-05-1967
A CHARM
THE MOONSTONE OR THE AGATE IS THE JUNE BIRTHSTONE AND
IS A SYMBOL FOR HEALTH.
Submitter comment: FROM A BOOK
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration |
Date learned: 11-05-1967
A CHARM
THE EMERALD IS THE BIRTHSTONE FOR MAY AND
IS A SYMBOL FOR HOPE.
Submitter comment: FROM A BOOK
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Mineral |
Date learned: 11-05-1967
A CHARM
THE DIAMOND IS THE BIRTHSTONE FOR APRIL AND
IS A SYMBOL FOR PURITY.
Submitter comment: FROM A BOOK
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Mineral |
Date learned: 11-05-1967
A CHARM
THE BLOODSTONE IS THE MARCH BIRTHSTONE AND
IS A SYMBOL FOR COURAGE.
Submitter comment: FROM A BOOK
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration |
Date learned: 11-05-1967
A CHARM
THE AMETHYST IS THE FEBRUARY BIRTHSTONE AND
IS A SYMBOL OF SINCERITY.
Submitter comment: FROM A BOOK
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Mineral |
Date learned: 11-05-1967
CHARM
THE GARNET IS THE JANUARY BIRTHSTONE AND
IT IS A SYMBOL OF CONSTANCY.
Submitter comment: FROM A BOOK.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Mineral |
Date learned: 11-05-1967
A SIGN
IF YOUR THUMB ITCHES, IT WILL MEAN YOU
WILL HAVE AN UNWELCOME VISTOR.
Submitter comment: KNEW AS GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign Color |
Date learned: 11-05-1967
A SIGN
LONG THUMBS INDICATE A STUBBORN DISPOSITION.
Submitter comment: KNEW AS GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Sign Color |
Date learned: 11-05-1967